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Febs
15-01-2007, 11:26 PM
Guys,

Just found this and thought I'd share. :)
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

It basically uses Google Maps to work out the distance of routes for you! The best part being - if you can see it from space, you can work out the distance! Great for runners/walkers, but very interesting even if you're not into that. :)

I went for a long walk on Sunday, through bush fire trails and wondered how long it was. Without a GPS, there was no way to know how far I walked, but with this website and 10 minutes of double-clicking, I worked out my route was about 7km long. You can even save your route (as a referrer link on their website) and send it to mates.

I've started getting into running lately, so this is going to be very useful. :)

Cheers,
- Febs.

NickS
16-01-2007, 05:01 AM
Buff & I have been mucking around with this lately ... very cool !!!

Makes it real easy to work out the accurate distance for walks / runs. The best part is you don't have to stay on roads, if you cut across a park on the run you can cut across the same park on the map.

:thumbs: